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Family of teen stabbing victim hopes to hear soon on complaint

By Erin Guy, Reporter

Published On: Dec 12 2012 08:44:00 AM EST

BOCA RATON, Fla. -

It's been four years since 17-year-old Jacob Zweig was stabbed to death outside of a Boca Raton nightclub.

An investigation by Boca Raton Police Det. Juan Pijuan determined the teen who stabbed Zweig did it in self-defense. The Palm Beach County District Attorney's Office backed that finding and did not file charges.

Zweig's family recently filed an internal affairs complaint against the Boca Raton Police Department, citing that Pijuan's report submitted to the State Attorney's Office contained “falsehoods, inaccuracies, and omissions.”

Zweig's parents, along with a large support group called Justice 4 Jacob, gathered at Tuesday night's city council meeting to ask the council and city manager to make sure the complaint was addressed. The family said that according to law, the police chief has 180 days to respond to the complaint and that deadline is approaching.

The city manager and the city council assured the family they would be in contact with the chief and that the Zweigs would hear from the city by the end of the month.

The family has hired a private investigator to work the case.

WPBF 25 News reached out to the Boca Raton Police Department, which released the following statement:

"We are in the process of reviewing the material sent by (the Zweig family). It would be inappropriate to comment any further at this time. If we conduct an Internal Affairs investigation, we are not permitted to comment until the investigation is closed.

"From day one, this case was a team effort. The State Attorney’s Office was directly involved in the investigation and any and all follow-up work. We encourage (the public) to review the reports of the case. The essential facts have not changed, in close to four years."

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